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allegory: an expressive style that uses fictional characters and events to describe some subject by suggestive resemblances; an extended metaphor

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iconology collapse: the branch of art history that studies visual images and their symbolic meaning (especially in social or political terms)

allusion collapse: passing reference or indirect mention

correlation collapse: a statistical relation between two or more variables such that systematic changes in the value of one variable are accompanied by systematic changes in the other; a reciprocal relation between two or more things

whodunit collapse

science fiction collapse: literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society

mystery story collapse

love story collapse: a story dealing with love

sci fi collapse

parable collapse: (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message; "the parable of the prodigal son"

coloration collapse: choice and use of colors (as by an artist); appearance with regard to color; "her healthy coloration"

folktale collapse: a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk

shocker collapse: a sensational message (in a film or play or novel); a shockingly bad person

mythology collapse: the study of myths; myths collectively; the body of stories associated with a culture or institution or person

fairy tale collapse

ghost story collapse

supposition collapse: the cognitive process of supposing

inference collapse: the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation

connotation collapse: an idea that is implied or suggested

pictogram collapse

ideogram collapse: a graphic character used in ideography

matching collapse

mythos collapse

gest collapse

fable collapse: a short moral story (often with animal characters)

symbolism collapse: the practice of investing things with symbolic meaning; a system of symbols and symbolic representations; an artistic movement in the late 19th century that tried to express abstract or mystical ideas through the symbolic use of images

horse opera collapse

Western collapse: a film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and development; a sandwich made from a western omelet; lying toward or situated in the west; "our company's western office"; relating to or characteristic of regions of western parts of the world; "Western Europe"; "the Western Roman Empire"; of or characteristic of regions of the United States west of the Mississippi River; "a Western ranch"

simile collapse: a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with `like' or `as')

emblem collapse: special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.; a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

thriller collapse: a suspenseful adventure story or play or movie

nuance collapse: a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning"

overtone collapse: a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency; (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality; "overtones of despair"

balancing collapse

innuendo collapse

logogram collapse: a single written symbol that represents an entire word or phrase without indicating its pronunciation; "7 is a logogram that is pronounced `seven' in English and `nanatsu' in Japanese"

confrontation collapse: a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison; the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"; a hostile disagreement face-to-face; discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions; a bold challenge

logotype collapse

myth collapse: a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people

meaning collapse: the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"; the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"

undertone collapse: a pale or subdued color; a subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning; a quiet or hushed tone of voice; "spoke in undertones"

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